Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-07-29
people are to be congratulated that their ex-
ertions have been crowned with success.

them. Mrs. II. Jaquith was also of the party
going as far as Grand Rapids, Michigan
where she has son residing. g.-Subscriptions
are coming in freely for the new Free Bsp-
tist church, over $1,000 being pledged, last
Saturday. 1t is thought enough will be sub.
scribed bv next week to insure their going to
work Immediately.
cracker manufacturers, have purchased the
bakery OF Park street, Lewiston, operated
for some time past by Donham and Andrews.
CUMBERLAND.
Last Wednesday morning a boy IL years
old went to George Carriers, in Frost's woods,
near Aliens Corner, Deering, and asked for
food. As he appeared very hungry he was
given some food and asked to stay few
days. He stayed until Monday morning
when he suddenly disappeared without beiug
noticed. In short time it was found that he
had taken pair of pants and a vest belong
ing to boy working at Mr.. Carriers. They
took horse and started after him. AMI over.
taking him made him give up the clothes and
let him go. 1t was aiterward discovered that
he had taken a small sum of money, jack.
lantern and few other things. He is de-
scribed as wearing brown coat and straw
hat.
FRANKLIN.
The storm did considerable damage to
roads and farm crops III Jay. The water
was higher than it has been for years at this
season. Low lands were overfowed and
large lois of hay is damaged, and in some
instances washed away. The roads in many
places we're badly quilted. 1t is estimated
that it will cost 5000 to repair the roads from
the station to the several granite quarries.
The potato bugs are working hard on up.
land farms and, it is feared that these and so
much hot and sultry weather will be the
means of almost a total failure of potatoes
in Strong.-Mr. Henry Aliens three little
children were playing in their door yard.
about mile from the village, few days ago,
when they came running il calling to their
mother to look at the pretty colts. She
looked, and to her amusement saw a couple
of deer, but few rods in front of the house,
side by side, looking tow ards the house. After
looking short time, they tarned and left for
the woods.
HANCOCK.
The Hancock Medical Association held its
annual meeting at Bar Harbor in the office OF
DIR. Rogers, Friday. Those present were
Drs. Hodgkns, Phillips and Patten, of Ellis
worth, Bunker of Bluehill, Drs. Rogers, KIN :
and Arthur and James Moore. of Bar Har-
Dor, and DIR. Phillips. of South West Harbor.
DR.. Rogers was chosen President, DR. Patten
Treasurer and DR.. King Secretary for the
ensuing year. DIR. Hodgkns read very
interesting and exhaustive paper on Pyroxia,
which was followed by long discussion.
Capt. Jesse II. Pease, the genial proprietor
and landlord of the Claremont House, South
west Harbor, reports an excellent run of
| business. Tuesday he had party of 80
| regulars in his house. Capt. Pesse is keep
ing a nice house.
An owner has been found for the gold
watch and chain dug out of the earth BY
Thomas Ford, as recently reported. 1t sp
| pears that the articles were stolen about nine
years ago from Mrs. John Carr by boardel
then stopping at her house, and were proba
bly, hidden by the thief at the place where
they were found.
SOMERSET.
The Doddlin Granite Company of Nor
| ridgewosk, are about constructing line OF
! railroad from the Somerset railway to theiI
quarry, distance of about one mile. TIL,
working survey was begun Monday. S. C.
Mills and John II. Burgess are to do ths
grading, commencing next week. As sooI
as this is completed they will begin on thu
Somerset railway extension at North Anson
| The Doddlin Co., have an order for 1000
feet of curbing for Cincinnati, which they are
now filling.-Gen. Charles Sawtelle, of the
u. S. A., and a son of Cullen Sawtelle, q
former resident of this town, is with his wife
and two sons stopping at the Quinnbssset
Among other summer visitors at the hotel are
Winthrop Tappan and family.-Horatio
Whitors, Esq, and wife of Woodford'.
with the Misses Clarke, her sisters.-A.
NJ iuhf M delaware has rnovp1 his 20 lie
here preparatory to taking charge of the
Norrdgewock High School.
The family of Mr.. Nathaniel Elliot OF
New Portland, has been sadly afflicted withir
| the past two months. Mr.. Elliott and two
| daughters having died with consumption.
| The late rain spoiled large amount of hay
| in this town. Help has been very scVce il
haying.
| Mr.. John Phillips of Somerset Mills, me
with severe accident Monday night. HI
was on his way to Fairfield and drove int
the Emery bill culvert, that had just beel
carried away by the rains. He receive,
severe injuries in his hip and knee. Th
carriage was badly wrecked.
| kENNEBEC.
Charles F. Longmsn, of Waterville, is tn,
inventor Of an extension step ladder that is
great improvement on the common one, O.
useful about the house. The invention o
Mr.. Longman is very simple, and his step
can be used on uneven places, like door step
| or stairs.
A little four-year old son of Bradford X
Hart, of Rockland, was drowned in the hull
of an old schooner that lies alongside the re
mains of the old Commercial wharf, Wednes
day The boy was missed about clever
o'clock, and the body found at quarter pas
three. The old hulk fills with water at higl
tide. The boy was evidently playing abou
her deck and fell in.
| WALDO.
Mrs. Betsey Calderwood, of Lincolnville
died Wednesday from the effects of injurie
received the Sunday previous. She was rid
ing near the Beach with her daughter an,
son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac Young, whe
the horse fell, throwing them all out. AL
we're more or less bruised, and Mrs. Calder
~ood received internal injuries which resulte
fatally, as above. She was about 80 years @
age.
Sherman & Co, of Belfast, are to shu
down their leather board mill for repairs
engines will all be replaced by new and larg
er ones and the buildings and machiner
generally renovated.
| MONDAY night some malicious person wit
a diamond, file, or something of that charac
ter, marked and spoiled four large panes Q
glass in the front of Calvin Hervey's jewelr
store on High street, Belfast. A cut wa
d. Il = r. EAl